Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo BXXR

3CET2P526C5150938 · Bus · BUS
Carriers run under4
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenFeb 26, 2025
US
Last seenMay 19, 2026
US
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 15 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3CET2P526C5150938
Make
Volvo
Model
BXXR
Model year
2012
Body class
Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3CE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T2P52

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
150938

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
VOLVO

Prefix basis · 47 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BXXR

Prefix basis · 47 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
BXXR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Bus

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 26, 2025 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026USIII · Driver-only6OOSSUPERIOR BUS LINES INC 445751186RA5R/BN
May 19, 2026USIII · Driver-only6OOSSUPERIOR BUS LINES INC 445751186RA5R/BN
Nov 18, 2025USIII · Driver-only3DISCOVERY NORTE 425320584440A4/CA
Sep 16, 2025USIII · Driver-only1ELITE CHARTERS & TOURS LLC 332631584440A4/CA
Feb 26, 2025USI · Full0LILY CHARTER BUS LIMITED 410212284440A4/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUPERIOR BUS LINES INC4457511May 19, 2026May 19, 20262TX
DISCOVERY NORTE4253205Nov 18, 2025Nov 18, 20251AZ
ELITE CHARTERS & TOURS LLC3326315Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251CA
LILY CHARTER BUS LIMITED4102122Feb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251MA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
86RA5RBN1SUPERIOR BUS LINES INCMay 19, 2026May 19, 20262
84440A4CADISCOVERY NORTENov 18, 2025Nov 18, 20251
84440A4CAELITE CHARTERS & TOURS LLCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
84440A4CALILY CHARTER BUS LIMITEDFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026